Wichita eagle., 1887-12-28
VACCINATION.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
We propose in this article to answer
few of the many questions asked upon
the subject of vaccination. Vaccination
from the Latin word vacca, COW. vac
cinia or cow pox, is disease occurring
in the COW and horse. but never IN man
except by innoculation. Many years be-
fore Jenner confirmed Che fact, it was
known those persons who had to feed or
milk COWS suffered with this disease upon
their udders, remained EXEMPT from the
genuine smallpox. May IA, 1896, Jen-
ner for the first time innoculated a child
eight years of age with the matter taken
from the hand of a mixer. July follow
ing he innoculated this child with gem
uine smallpox. 1t had no effect upon
the child. The experiment was repeated
many times. In 1899 the first pubhc
vaccinating institution was IN operation
in London. Vaccination has spread
throughout the civilized world, and the
laws of all countries prescribe 1t. Eng
lish parliament regarded 1t as great
blessing to humanity and voted Jenner d
gift of thirty thousand pounds sterling.
1t has saved thousands of men from the
greatest scourge of modern times
Notwithstanding this many persons
are opposed to vaccination, evidences OF
which were noticeable i'll the great mum
Der Of cases of smallpox i'll Montreal,
Canada. two years ago. All are liable to
take smallpox. the infant one DAY old as
well as the adult. 1t Is very fatal IN IN
fancy. therefore it is of the utmost I'M
portance that primary vaccination should
be performed upon all children. The
best age is between three and twelve
months. Children to be vaccinated must
be perfectly well. free from acute febrile
diseases. skin diseases. etc, but if a child
is exposed to the smallpox no age nor
condition is too early. except an acute
disease of dangerous character should
prevent the child from being vaccinated.
Vaccination being a protection against
smallpox. how long time does 1t serve
as such: 1t varies in different individ-
uals. When properly done, whole life
in many and i'll Others runs out III few
wears. Bartholow says: .'Nacclnauon
should be done about the fifth year after
the second dentitlon and at puberty. Ii
properly done at these times further vac
cination Will be unnecessary" Other
writers claim that children who have
been vaccinated in early life and have
good vaccine marks are protected
against genuine smallpox. 1t Is better
all should be vaccinated at puberty.
and if any are exposed to smallpox they
should be Immediately vaccinated. The
power of vaccination is SO great that it
will modify case of smallpox. if the
person is vaccinated before the rash
makes its appearance. Last spring |
saw a little boy with smallpox. He was
vaccinated about five days before the
rash made It's appearance. The vaccine
and the smallpox pustules both appeared
at the same time The largest pustuic
upon him was from the vaccination.
Instead of having a severe attack OF
smallpox the disease was in a mild form.
This case and many others of the same
kind gives us positive proof of the good
of vaccination, showing without doubt
even with the smallpox virus Ill the sys-
tenn. vaccination holds it i'll check.
Should humanized lymph or cOwpoX
virus be used: Ut the present time cow
pox virus is mostly used. The advan-
tages claimed for cowpoX. human disease
cannot be transmitted and it protects
better than the humaniZed virus. In
delicate children prefer the humanized
virus as the local effects from bovine
lymph is more severe. In using cOwpoX
virus we should be as careful
in getting our supply from
responsible parties. Just as we
would select our humanized virus only
from healthy children. Many Of the
vaccine farms hire the calves from the
farmers irrespective of the breed and
health. while other firms raise their own
calves and select only the healthy ones
for the purpose of getting vaccine virus.
The course of regular vaccinations On
the third day at the site of the puncturc
papule makes its appearance; on the
sixth day this becomes a pearl like veSl-
Gle. border raised and a central depres-
sion. and by the eighth day 1t is fully
formed pustule. surrounded by a red
areOlar. and there Is very considerable
indllration of the skin. and the glands in
the arm pit become sensitive. The
areOlar begins to fade on the tenth day,
and by the fourteenth day dark sCab
has formed and about the twcnty-third
dav falls off. The course of vaccination
is not always so regular as the above.
Many complications may set III. y gen
uine crust is circular, elevated border. a
central depression, brittle and dark
brown or garnet in color. The true vac
cine mark is circular. depressed. raditaed
and foveated ana permanent III after
life. becoming whittier than the surround
ing integument.
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